By Michael Georgy
DUBAI, Dec 17 (Reuters) – The shooting attack at a Jewish Hanukkah event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach put the spotlight on Islamic State, which police said appeared to inspire the gunmen.
The men accused of carrying out…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Settlers said to torch vehicle, spray graffiti in attack on West Bank village
Israeli settlers torched a vehicle and sprayed graffiti in a West Bank village near Ramallah on Tuesday night, according to Palestinian media.
The suspected crime took place in Ein Yabrud, northeast of Ramallah.
Images showed graffiti…
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SDF trrops targeted by drone as tensions in Syria rise
SDF trrops targeted by drone as tensions in Syria rise | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastThis is a serious incident and is part of a number of clashes over the last year between SDF fighters and groups backed by the new government in…
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Amid rise in flu cases, Health Ministry recommends vulnerable wear face masks
Due to a steep rise in flu cases over the past few weeks, the Health Ministry said Tuesday it recommends that at-risk people, medical staff and visitors to geriatric institutions wear protective face masks.
The ministry said that as of…
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Analysis-Australia’s gun laws riddled with loopholes and workarounds, experts say
By Byron Kaye
SYDNEY, Dec 17 (Reuters) – After Australia’s deadliest mass shooting in 1996, the country rushed in some of the world’s toughest gun laws, including mandatory licensing and background checks, as well as registration of every…
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Australia police charge alleged Bondi Beach gunman with 59 offences, including terror
SYDNEY, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Police in Australia said on Wednesday they had charged a man who allegedly opened fire on a Jewish event on Sydney’s Bondi Beach with 59 offences, including a terror charge.
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Iran claims arrest of Israeli spy with Swedish citizenship
Iran claims arrest of Israeli spy with Swedish citizenship | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastIranian media claimed authorities arrested a Swedish citizen who was spying for Israel during the June war, with a verdict in the case…
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor shot dead at his home near Boston
BROOKLINE, Massachusetts — A professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was fatally shot at his home near Boston, and authorities said Tuesday they had launched a homicide investigation.
Nuno F.G. Loureiro, a 47-year-old…
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Australian state parliament to be recalled to pass stricter gun laws
SYDNEY, Dec 17 (Reuters) – The Australian state parliament of New South Wales will reconvene next week to discuss urgent legislation on gun control in the wake of the deadly Bondi shootings and consider protest…
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Factbox-What we know about the shooting victims at Sydney’s Bondi Beach Jewish event
Dec 17 (Reuters) – Among the 15 victims of a mass shooting at Australia’s Bondi Beach targeting an event for the Jewish festival of Hanukkah were two who tried to thwart the attack, and others who died shielding friends and family, according…
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